Andrew Langer is the Director of the CPAC Foundation’s Center for Regulatory Freedom. CRF is a non-profit academic and activist organization whose mission is to examine regulations and regulatory proposals, assess their economic and societal impacts, and offer expert commentary in order to create better public policies.  Andrew has been involved in free-market and limited-government causes for more than 25 years, has testified before Congress nearly two dozen times, spoken to audiences across the United States, and has taught on regulatory policy at the collegiate level.

A globally-recognized expert on the impact of regulation on business, Andrew is regularly called on to offer innovative solutions to the challenges of squaring public policy priorities with the impact and efficacy of those policies, as well as their unintended consequences. Prior to joining CFR as its first Director, he was the President of the Institute for Liberty, a public policy research organization, as well as principal regulatory affairs lobbyist for the National Federation of Independent Business, the nation’s largest small business association.  As President of the Institute for Liberty, he became recognized as an expert on the Constitution, especially issues surrounding private property rights, free speech, abuse of power, and the concentration of power in the federal executive branch.  For the last decade, he has been a regular contributor to the annual 90-Day study of the Constitution by Constituting America, an educational foundation, providing essays examining the deepest aspects of constitutional law.

Andrew has had an extensive career in media—having appeared on television programs around the world.  From 2017 to 2021, he hosted a highly-rated weekly program on WBAL NewsRadio 1090 in Baltimore (as well as serving as their principal fill-in host from 2011 until 2021), and has filled in for both nationally-syndicated and satellite radio programs, including the Laura Ingraham Show.  He also created and hosted several different podcasts—currently hosting Andrew and Jerry Save The World, with long-time colleague, Jerry Rogers, and the Federal Newswire’s Lunch Hour podcast, a weekly show in which he interviews thought leaders and policymakers.  He has appeared on numerous television networks, including Fox News and One America News, and regularly writes for publications such as Real Clear Policy, Townhall, Daily Caller, the American Spectator and the National Review.

He has a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Troy University and a BA from William & Mary in International Relations, with a concentration in Russian Studies.